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FISCUS - Lat. The King's personal land and properties.
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Latin confiscare, to transfer to the public purse: fiscus, a purse. To transfer property from private to public use; to forfeit property to the prince or state. Ware v. Hylton, 8 Dall. 234 (1796); 12 Mo. Ap. 234.
Definition - adj
[Latin fiscalis, from fiscus basket, treasury]
1 : of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt <~ policy>
2 : of or relating to financial matters
Pronunciation'fis-k&l ...
Now an exactly similar rule is found in the statement of rural by-laws to be enforced on great domains in Africa, which had been taken over by the imperial fiscus - the Lex Manciana (cf. Schulten, Lex manciana).
Paillet, Droit Public, 21, n, says that fiscus, in the Roman law, signified the treasure of the prince, and aerarium, the treasure of the state. But this distinction was not observed in France. See Law 10, ff. De jure Fisci.
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